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" The government shouldn't be involved in this because it's very simple. If you don't believe in same-sex marriage, then don't marry somebody of the same sex. "
Wanda Sykes
Marriage
Believe
Simple
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" Usually, there's nothing being thrown toward the stage or at me. Then I feel pretty good about it. "
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" I had real big boobs, and I just got tired of knocking over stuff. Every time I eat, 'Oh, Lord'. I'd carry a Tide stick everywhere I go. My back was sore, so it was time to have a reduction. "
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" I have a lot of breast cancer history on my mother's side of the family. "
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" There's obviously a group who enjoys what Tyler Perry is putting out there. And why fault them? And there's a group that loves the things that Spike does. So they should enjoy that, too. Is it my taste? Maybe not, but I'm not going to fault anybody for doing what they're doing as long as people are showing up. "
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" But I think funny and talent will always win out; I mean, of course there are hurdles, but I think if you're funny you will get over all of that. "
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" Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science. "
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" I was funny around my family. My family, they're pretty funny, too. "
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" I have to be socially aware; I feel like that's my job. "
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Feel
" Don't bother me while I'm eating, or when I'm coming out of the crackhouse or something. Just let me get going. "
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Just
Eating
" I'm always thinking of stuff; I just don't sit down and write it. I come up with material more as I go along; if something funny happens, I'll make a note of it on my phone. "
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Always
Phone
" I'm finally just relaxed and comfortable with who I am. "
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" My wife asked me if I ever thought I would ever retire from stand-up. And I thought about it, and I was like, 'No, because it's my job; it's what I do, and I enjoy it.' It's still the most challenging thing for me to do. "
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Me
" And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike. "
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" I have problems with YouTube and things like that, when you catch it mid production. If I'm doing a show and I'm working on a bit and someone's there with a phone, they record it and put it online - it's not the finished product. "
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You
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" D.C. is where I started. That's home for me. I always love coming back to the area. They treat me so well, and people show up. They're excited and claim me as their own. I love it. "
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Treat
Back
Home
" I'm a stand-up comic. I'm always doing dates; it's just that, if I'm working on a project or I'm busy, I can't get out on the road or book any shows. Since the beginning of my career, I'm usually out for at least 10-15 dates throughout the year. If I have time, then I try to get at least 30-40 dates. "
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Beginning
" But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking. "
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Women
Sometimes
Men
" I like doing a bunch of different things, being all over the place. "
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" I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up. "
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Energy
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" It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people. "
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" I tried snowboarding, and that scared the hell out of me. "
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" Back then, I was doing more of my impression of what a comic is supposed to do. "
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" Men don't hear women. "
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" I really can't pinpoint the one moment when I said I want to be a comic. "
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" It's not until you develop your own voice, your own persona onstage that you become your own comic, who you really are. "
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" People are getting careers from YouTube and uploading videos. And they're totally different - you can't necessarily be funny on a video, and then all of a sudden you're live in a theater. You don't have the tools yet. It's a lot more involved to go from being funny on a little iPhone screen to being live in front of people and being funny. "
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" In this business, you get an opportunity, and you pounce on it. "
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" When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots. "
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" I noticed recently, in the last few shows I did, that I'm starting to get people - not a large group, but quite a few people - who come to see me because they love Curb Your Enthusiasm. "
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